7 August 2007

Custard Shahi Tukde

It's often easier to plan out the main course when I'm expecting guests than to decide the dessert! After all the cleaning up and cooking that accompanies entertaining, I'm too tired to prepare an appealing dessert. On many occasions the myriad options narrowed down to store bought icecreams, which the kids eyed wistfully (you know how moms are paranoid about infections from a spoonful of icecream!) I found the solution which appealed to everyone. A good looking, 10 minute dessert sure to get you a few compliments from guests. You can even make this on regular days when you have those sweet cravings. Read on to see how simple it is:

Cut the corners of 6-7 slices of bread and save the crumbs for later use. Smear some ghee on both sides of the bread slices. Roast the bread gently on a skillet till golden. Arrange the slices on the serving dish.

Put 2 cups of milk to boil. In ½ cup of milk mix 2 tbsp of custard powder (vanilla flavour) and sugar as per taste. Add to the hot milk and stirring continuously. Let the consistency remain liquidy. Pour hot custard over the bread slices evenly. The bread should soak in the custard and turn sweet. Garnish with coarsely crushed pistachios and almonds and candied cherries. Serve at room temperature or cold.

For a richer, heavier shahi tukde you can deep fry the bread in ghee, dunk the fried bread in milk+sugar syrup, garnish with cream, mava, fruit slices etc, etc.

Sending this express dessert to Mallugirl for her Express Cooking event. Hope she accepts it.

This is the dessert my daughter craves for..hope she hasnt seen this recipe of yours coz so far I had been skipping her requests telling,I donno how to make it..I will def make this before she comes over to ur site..:)Thanx a LOOOOT for the same..:)

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